Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
19 dicembre 1924
Died
28 gennaio 2021
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Сисели Тайсон
Biography
Cicely Louise Tyson (December 19, 1924 – January 28, 2021) was an American actress. In a career which spanned more than seven decades in film, television and theatre, she became known for her portrayal of strong African-American women. Tyson received various awards including three Emmy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Tony Award, an Honorary Academy Award, and a Peabody Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cicely Tyson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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8.2
Film
The Help
Constantine Jefferson
2011
6.6
Film
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Ola
2010
6.3
Film
Madea's Family Reunion
Myrtle
2006
7.7
Film
Fried Green Tomatoes
Sipsey
1991
5.8
Film
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
Mama Kay
2013
6.7
Film
Last Flag Flying
Mrs. Hightower
2017
4.7
Film
The Concorde... Airport '79
Elaine
1979
6.5
Film
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Myrtle
2005
6.5
Film
Hoodlum
Stephanie St. Clair
1997
6.5
Film
Because of Winn-Dixie
Gloria Dump
2005
5.1
Film
Alex Cross
Nana Mama
2012
7.8
Series
East Side/West Side
1963–1964
7.0
Film
A Fall from Grace
Alice
2020
7.6
Series
Mama Flora's Family
Mama Flora
1998
7.0
Series
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
Emily Lincoln
1999
6.0
Series
Sweet Justice
1994–1995
6.6
Series
King
Coretta Scott King
1978
7.0
Series
A Woman Called Moses
Harriet Ross Tubman
1978
6.0
Series
The Women of Brewster Place
Mrs. Browne
1989
6.8
Series
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Castalia
1994
5.6
Film
Showing Roots
Hattie
2016
8.0
Film
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self
2016
Acting credits 22 titles
A Fall from Grace
as Alice
7.0
2020
Last Flag Flying
as Mrs. Hightower
6.7
2017
Showing Roots
as Hattie
5.6
2016
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self
8.0
2016
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
as Mama Kay
5.8
2013
Alex Cross
as Nana Mama
5.1
2012
The Help
as Constantine Jefferson
8.2
2011
Why Did I Get Married Too?
as Ola
6.6
2010
Madea's Family Reunion
as Myrtle
6.3
2006
Because of Winn-Dixie
as Gloria Dump
6.5
2005
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
as Myrtle
6.5
2005
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
as Emily Lincoln
7.0
1999
Mama Flora's Family
as Mama Flora
7.6
1998
Hoodlum
as Stephanie St. Clair
6.5
1997
Sweet Justice
6.0
1994–1995
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
as Castalia
6.8
1994
Fried Green Tomatoes
as Sipsey
7.7
1991
The Women of Brewster Place
as Mrs. Browne
6.0
1989
The Concorde... Airport '79
as Elaine
4.7
1979
A Woman Called Moses
as Harriet Ross Tubman
7.0
1978
King
as Coretta Scott King
6.6
1978
East Side/West Side
7.8
1963–1964